Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>MENA remains a structural underweight, absent in nearly 25% of EM funds, though participation has climbed to a decade high with 75.9% of EM funds now holding positions.</li>
<li>UAE has overtaken Saudi as the largest allocation, supported by inflows into Real Estate and Financials; Saudi remains underweight, while Qatar and Kuwait attract little investor interest.</li>
<li>Emaar, Al Rajhi, Aldar, and Saudi National Bank anchor MENA exposure, with second-tier growth from ADCB, Emirates NBD, and UAE Energy sectors.</li>
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MENA remains a structural underweight, absent in nearly 25% of EM funds, though participation has climbed to a decade high with 75.9% of EM funds now holding positions.
UAE has overtaken Saudi as the largest allocation, supported by inflows into Real Estate and Financials; Saudi remains underweight, while Qatar and Kuwait attract little investor interest.
Emaar, Al Rajhi, Aldar, and Saudi National Bank anchor MENA exposure, with second-tier growth from ADCB, Emirates NBD, and UAE Energy sectors.


MENA: From Structural Underweight to Selective Rebuild

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), International Securities

International Securities

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>MSCI UAE standard index expected to see an overall inflow of USD303.2mn.</li><li>Emar Development added to the MSCI UAE standard index taking the total number of UAE constituents to 13 in EM standard index </li><li>All existing Standard Index constituents are expected to witness slight inflows in proportion of their weight in the Index. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

MSCI UAE standard index expected to see an overall inflow of USD303.2mn.Emar Development added to the MSCI UAE standard index taking the total number of UAE constituents to 13 in EM standard index All existing Standard Index constituents are expected to witness slight inflows in proportion of their weight in the Index. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Index Rebalance

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<li>We expect Salik and EmaarDev to be added into M. UAE Standard Index in Feb -25 review; DEWA is a price contingent candidate for M. inclusion.</li>
<li>NMDCENR and ADNH are expected to be added in M. UAE small cap index</li>
<li>We share our preview for M. Feb-25 index review. M. review is scheduled on 11 February 2025 with effective date of 3 March 2025.</li>
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Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.


We expect Salik and EmaarDev to be added into M. UAE Standard Index in Feb -25 review; DEWA is a price contingent candidate for M. inclusion.
NMDCENR and ADNH are expected to be added in M. UAE small cap index
We share our preview for M. Feb-25 index review. M. review is scheduled on 11 February 2025 with effective date of 3 March 2025.

Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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<li>Real Estate exposure among active Emerging Market funds is rebounding after a decade-long bear market from 2012-2022.</li>
<li>Average weights are at their highest levels in 10 years. Despite this recovery, Real Estate remains a "non-essential" sector, with 23% of funds avoiding exposure entirely.</li>
<li>Country-Level trends highlight a rotation from China into the U.A.E, driven by record-high fund ownership in names like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emaar-properties-pjsc-004c637d-b17a-4c9b-849b-0c89d3b1f6b4" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25955:1" rel="noopener">Emaar Properties Pjsc (EMAAR UH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aldar-properties-pjsc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27654:1" rel="noopener">Aldar Properties PJSC (ALDAR UH)</a>
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Real Estate exposure among active Emerging Market funds is rebounding after a decade-long bear market from 2012-2022.
Average weights are at their highest levels in 10 years. Despite this recovery, Real Estate remains a "non-essential" sector, with 23% of funds avoiding exposure entirely.
Country-Level trends highlight a rotation from China into the U.A.E, driven by record-high fund ownership in names like Emaar Properties Pjsc (EMAAR UH) and Aldar Properties PJSC (ALDAR UH)



Real Estate:  Recovery Among Active GEM Funds

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Technical Analyst

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<li>The latest recessionary signal we see: WTI and Brent crude oil prices violating 1.5-year supports, only adding to our prior concerns about a weakening labor market (Sahm rule, SRI triggered)</li>
<li>We also discussed last week (August 29) how we were expecting the S&amp;P 500, Japan's TOPIX, and Europe's EURO STOXX 50 to "roll over near current or marginally higher levels."</li>
<li>Ongoing belief (since July 25) is that $ACWI is going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation that could end up being a topping pattern. All have since reacted lower.</li>
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The latest recessionary signal we see: WTI and Brent crude oil prices violating 1.5-year supports, only adding to our prior concerns about a weakening labor market (Sahm rule, SRI triggered)
We also discussed last week (August 29) how we were expecting the S&amp;P 500, Japan's TOPIX, and Europe's EURO STOXX 50 to "roll over near current or marginally higher levels."
Ongoing belief (since July 25) is that $ACWI is going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation that could end up being a topping pattern. All have since reacted lower.


Crude Oil Breaking 1.5-Year Support, Failed Breakouts on $EFA $ACWX; Still Expecting More Downside

United Arab Emirates

Aldar Properties PJSC is a property development, investment and management company operating in the Middle East and North Africa region. The Company, and its subsidiaries, develops commercial and residential apartments, as well as hotels, schools, offices, marinas, and golf courses. Aldar Properties is based out of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and was incorporated in 2005.

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Aldar Properties PJSC (ALDAR UH)

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Steven Holden

MSCI EM Feb-2025 Index Review

Emar Development added to the MSCI UAE standard index taking the total number of UAE constituents to 13 in EM standard index

International Securities

M. EM Feb-2025 Index Preview

We expect Salik and EmaarDev to be added into M. UAE Standard Index in Feb -25 review; DEWA is a price contingent candidate for M. inclusion.

International Securities

Real Estate: Recovery Among Active GEM Funds

Real Estate exposure among active Emerging Market funds is rebounding after a decade-long bear market from 2012-2022, with the U.A.E leading the...

Steven Holden

Crude Oil Breaking 1.5-Year Support, Failed Breakouts on $EFA $ACWX; Still Expecting More Downside

Crude Oil Breaking Below 1.5-Year Support, Yet Another Recessionary Signal; Bearish Failed Breakouts on $EFA $ACWX; Still Expecting More Downside;...

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